"Then I ask you, are you male or female? Then I ask you."
On the floating platform of the Dungeon · Abyss Floor, the Storm Dragon from the 'that time i got reincarnated as a slime' plane looked at the Death Dragon.
Chen Hai had just noticed Veldora's demeanor and actions.
It was clear that Veldora, facing the Death Dragon Ignis of the Abyss, no longer had his previous laxness and casualness, but instead became serious.
It was just that the question he posed was somewhat abstract.
And his way of speaking was extremely similar to a fitness influencer Chen Hai had seen online before he transmigrated... Faced with this question, Ignis showed a disgusted expression, while blocking Chen Hai with his tail, he kept his distance from Veldora.
"You wait a moment, why do you suddenly dislike me? And Little Brother Chen Hai is my friend, can you not monopolize him?"
Veldora said, then also moved closer to Chen Hai, attempting to block Ignis's movement with his wings.
Bang!
Ignis also counterattacked with his wings.
Like swatting a fly, he wanted to drive Veldora off this platform.
The latter clearly had no intention of compromising.
"Little Brother Chen Hai calls you a friend, which means our relationship is equal, right? How can you be so possessive?"
— — ! ! !
Ignis didn't speak, still glaring fiercely at Veldora.
What was going on here?
A romantic comedy?
A youthful love triangle?
On one side was Death Dragon Ignis, on the other was Storm Dragon Veldora.
Chen Hai was caught in the middle, becoming the object of the two dragons' contention.
If it were possible... he wished it were girls, not dragons.
"If you want to object, just say it directly, instead of remaining silent."
Veldora emphasized this, not asking the other party.
"And you can speak, can't you?"
Hearing the Storm Dragon say that, Chen Hai looked at Ignis.
"You can speak?"
She nodded... "Then why don't you speak?"
Silence.
"You don't want to speak?"
She nodded again.
This was Ignis's answer.
She could communicate, but didn't want to speak.
Perhaps living on the Abyss Floor for so long made her unaccustomed to talking to people?
Or was she shy?
He felt that neither reason fit the identity of 'Abyss Floor Death Dragon'.
But then he remembered that other worlds already had various settings, so the existence of someone like Ignis was normal.
After all, some ancient powerhouses who had lived for thousands of years would still roam around in the guise of lolis, so a silent Abyss Floor Death Dragon wasn't particularly special, was it?
"See, Chen Hai, that's why women are so troublesome."
"How dare you assume someone's gender?"
"I don't know why, but this guy reminds me of my older sister who eliminated me many times before..."
"Who is that?"
Chen Hai asked, knowing the answer.
"Like me, one of the four Dragon Kings, the White Ice Dragon Velzard."
Hearing Veldora's explanation, Chen Hai couldn't help but look at Death Dragon Ignis, who was protecting him with her tail.
So, Ignis's strength was at least equal to the White Ice Dragon Velzard from the that time i got reincarnated as a slime world?
According to the settings he knew, Veldora's sister had the nickname 'Ice Empress'.
She once froze an entire continent during the Ancient Great War to prevent the spread of war and regulated the cyclical operation of the planet's climate system.
Simply put, she had at least planet-level strength.
It seemed there was no problem with Ignis guarding the 'Abyss Floor'.
"So, it's a bit annoying, what exactly is going on with you? Why are you in Chen Hai's Dungeon? Can you explain it clearly, and then..."
Bang—!!
A terrifying flame exploded.
The surging high temperature ignited the space, and the destructive force that erupted from it blasted Veldora away.
Watching the Storm Dragon get blown away like that, Chen Hai couldn't help but smile wryly.
"I really hoped you two would get along..."
Rumble—!!
The flying Storm Dragon crashed into the ground below, causing the space to tremble.
No matter what, Veldora was considered a top-tier combatant in the that time i got reincarnated as a slime world; even in his normal state, though he was at the bottom of the top tier, he possessed enough power to shake the world.
So the Storm Dragon, who had been blasted by the spatial explosion, quickly got back up.
Chen Hai ran to the edge of the floating island and shouted down below,
"Are you alright, Veldora!"
"Oh oh! I'm fine! I'm fine!"
"Come up, I hope you two can properly introduce yourselves again."
"I don't want to!"
...Veldora began to throw a tantrum.
"Unless that guy apologizes to me!"
After hearing that, Chen Hai turned to look at Ignis beside him.
The Death Dragon also turned her face away at this moment.
"Ignis..."
"..."
Ignis, stared at by Chen Hai, didn't apologize; she just turned to another 'underground sky'.
Boom!
Dragon wings flapped.
A distant floating island moved, then smashed towards Veldora on the ground.
Bang!!
Another loud bang.
He thought this was Ignis's attack, but Veldora below happily shouted,
"What's going on?! There's a lot of delicious stuff on the falling island! And... it feels full of magicules."
Clearly, Ignis had 'smashed' the island, which was growing delicious food, towards Veldora.
Because of this, Chen Hai shouted to the Storm Dragon,
"Those are things Ignis likes to eat, consider it her apology to you."
"The taste is indeed good, although I don't need to eat, I can't refuse delicious food."
Veldora below said, then began to feast.
Since this guy wouldn't come up for a while, Chen Hai and Ignis teleported to the ground.
Veldora was like a fed cat, burying his head in the center of the fruit-filled island, swallowing all the food that looked like apples, watermelons, and other fruits.
After he had eaten his fill, he contentedly leaned against a nearby rock... Chen Hai saw the giant dragon version of 'Ge You's Slouch' for the first time.
Veldora stretched his legs, spread his dragon wings, and comfortably rested his front claws on his belly.
Since all the fruits were gone, Ignis flapped her wings, moving the fallen floating island back into the sky.
At the same time, tiny starlight appeared in the sky.
Like countless fireflies, they began to 'work' around the island.
Perhaps they were the special monsters that grew those fruits in this 'Abyss Floor'.
They looked like spirits.
"Can those be eaten too?"
"Ignis."
After Veldora asked, Chen Hai immediately stopped Ignis, who was about to use her power again.
No wonder in the that time i got reincarnated as a slime world, Veldora would be disciplined by his sister, and sealed by the hero... "In return..."
At this moment, Veldora stood up.
He smiled and looked at Chen Hai.
"Heh heh, Little Brother Chen Hai, I said before that my power is for your use, but sometimes I can't always be by your side, so... I'll transfer a part of my 'magicule' to you. This way, you'll be able to use my skills."
"You can do that?"
"Just as you provide 'blessings' to those monsters after 'naming' them, I can also give you 'blessings'; of course, unlike 'naming', you won't become my subordinate, but simply possess and use my power."
He hadn't expected Veldora to be willing to transfer a part of his 'magicule' to him.
Chen Hai gladly accepted.
"What do I need to do?"
"It's still the same, the power I give you is similar to the 'blessing' after 'naming', you don't need to do anything."
With that, points of light appeared on Veldora's surface.
The condensed magicules glowed with a charming color, very much like a faded rainbow.
A part of the magicules, stirring the air, detached and flew into Chen Hai's body.
The system also updated at this moment.
[Name: Chen Hai]
[Occupation: Dungeon Lord]
[Race: None]
[Strength Level: LV.209]
[Magic Power: 209000]
[Magic: Fire Breath, Flame Storm, Blazing Wings, Dragon Language Magic, Wind of Destruction (New)]
[Inherent Skill: Dominator (Dominator of the Dungeon, can gain all internal experience)]
[Special Skills: Planar Assimilation (Dungeon connected to other worlds, depending on the degree of occupation, can transform the plane into its own territory and exercise authority), Dungeon Lord's Crown (Can subdue subordinates, turn them into Dungeon members, experience points increased tenfold), Dungeon Exists, I Exist (Immortal as long as the Dungeon exists)]
[Dungeon Members: Ais Wallenstein]
[Connected Planes: is it wrong to try to pick up girls in a dungeon? World (Occupation Degree: 33%), Corpse World (Occupation Degree: 6%), that time i got reincarnated as a slime World (Occupation Degree: 5%)]
[Entries —
Omnipotent Genius (Gold) (Experience: 0/100): Can learn all magic and techniques seen.
Dungeon Full-Area Movement (Gold) (Experience: 0/100): Can move to any floor, after enhancement will not be limited to the Dungeon.
Infinite Stamina (Gold) (Experience: 0/100): Will not get tired, can rest or stay awake according to personal will.
Path of the Hero (Gold) (Experience: 0/100): A chosen one who embarks on a hero's journey, luck and talent grow infinitely.
Accelerated Thought (Gold) (Experience: 0/100): Increases perception speed by a thousandfold.]
As his level increased, he gained new skills.
After completing the 'Blessing', Veldora glanced at Ignis.
"Thank you for the fruit just now. It's the first time I've tasted something so delicious since being sealed for hundreds of years... Ah, except for the previous corn chowder."
"Pfft."
Hearing the thanks, Ignis spat directly to the side... Chen Hai and Veldora both fell silent.
Then Ignis moved behind Chen Hai, even though her body was too large to be completely hidden, she still wanted to use this action to show that 'she didn't want to communicate with Veldora'.
"Forget it, at least there was no conflict, right, Little Brother Chen Hai?"
"Yes, it's already pretty good... At least Ignis didn't destroy you."
"I just left my world, can you not say such terrifying things? And if it really came to a fight, I would struggle. Don't underestimate me, who has destroyed multiple countries in my own world."
After complaining, Veldora turned to the other side.
"Now I will demonstrate the skill I just gave you."
His voice deepened.
"You are about to witness one of my most powerful attacks! When you master it, you will be able to travel freely through these endless worlds and become a true powerhouse."
"I don't think you need to act so profound."
"You're right..."
As Veldora's words fell, a violent force began to gather around him.
It seemed as if countless invisible fingers were dancing in the air, tearing apart the surrounding atmosphere and forming a visible storm vortex.
Immediately after, a brilliant light shot out from Veldora's mouth, transforming into a hurricane that swept everything in its path, surging towards the surface of the Abyss Floor.
Wherever this power went, the earth was easily torn apart like fragile paper, and rocks, soil, and even the void itself disintegrated before this irresistible force.
Cracks rapidly spread, forming bottomless ravines, as if connecting to another dimension.
Even the immensely vast Abyss Floor began to tremble under the impact of this power.
Witnessing all this, Chen Hai was deeply satisfied with the effect of this skill.
However, just before he was about to try using this skill, a system prompt arrived.
[Host, before using this skill, do you want to strengthen the entry by consuming levels? The system recommends strengthening the 'Omnipotent Genius' entry. With it, you can simultaneously increase the power of all skills.]
That's true... Chen Hai's current level has already reached LV.209, so using some is fine.
By the way, if he uses levels to strengthen an entry, will his level also decrease?
[Your level will decrease.]
Wait, wouldn't that mean he could exploit a bug?
Just use up all his levels, and then strengthen an entry every time he levels up.
Since early levels are easy to gain, he could achieve this in minutes, wouldn't he be able to strengthen all entries in one day?
[Just like your leveling up, the levels consumed for strengthening entries will also increase exponentially.]
[LV.1 can only increase 1 level; the next entry upgrade might require LV.4.]
Is the system's calculation too complex?
That's why Chen Hai asked the system to change levels to experience points.
[Because levels are more intuitive, and... when the Host's entries are fully strengthened, the levels no longer consumed will allow this system to connect to stronger planes, so just consider it a 'dynamic difficulty' setting.]
Playing a game, are we?
Consuming levels = currently developing;
Accumulating levels = development complete.
[Therefore, the system recommends that the Host uses levels to avoid having too high a level, which would increase the difficulty of the next plane.]
Higher difficulty than the 'Slime' plane?
Beyond the planet... A single universe?
A multiverse?
And then beyond that?
Without thinking further, Chen Hai directly asked the system to help him strengthen the entry — 'Omnipotent Genius'.
[As you wish. Consuming LV.200, Omnipotent Genius (Gold) strengthening complete. Panel updated — Omnipotent Genius (Anomaly).]
Anomaly?
More powerful than a gold entry?
Thinking of this, Chen Hai decided to use the skill he had just obtained from Veldora.
He walked forward, and under the gaze of Death Dragon Ignis and Storm Dragon Veldora, Chen Hai slowly raised his hand, concentrated his mental power, and began to mobilize the power of 'Wind of Destruction'.
At first, there was only a faint ripple of aura, but soon, this aura swelled into a massive ball of energy capable of obscuring the sky.
When Chen Hai finally unleashed this power, the entire Abyss Floor was shaken!
Unlike Veldora's demonstration, Chen Hai's 'Wind of Destruction' was not merely about destroying matter; it was more like an obliteration of existence!
The space-tearing airflow swept across, and any object that came into contact with it, whether solid rock or energy drifting in the void, instantly lost all its attributes and forms, as if it had never existed.
Even the concept of time was distorted here!
This scene also made the bodies of the two dragons behind him tremble.
Even the well-traveled Veldora couldn't help but show a shocked expression.
He had originally thought he had witnessed the most powerful forces in the world, but at this moment, Chen Hai's performance forced him to re-examine this human friend he had just met.
""This... How is this possible?""
Veldora murmured.
"How can the skill I gave you have such immense power? Rather than 'Wind of Destruction', it's more like 'Wind of Annihilation'. Its nature isn't destruction, but pure obliteration."
The Storm Dragon was incredibly surprised.
"Hmph hmph."
Without speaking, but humming softly, Ignis seemed very happy.
Her expression was as if to say, 'How about it, isn't my Chen Hai amazing?'
Looking at everything that had just happened, Chen Hai was very satisfied.
The system's recommendation was indeed correct.
Although he consumed LV.200, it was worth the cost.
The skill that was in Veldora's hands, when used by Chen Hai, increased in power tens or hundreds of times!
Destruction directly transformed into annihilation!
Chen Hai smiled and looked at Veldora.
"It seems the intensity of my skill surpasses your original version."